After counting it down on their site for a couple of days, Wayforward has revealed their Kickstarter project: Cat Girl Without Salad: Hyper Arcade Edition!

Just kidding, it's Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. The game is planned to be split into (at minimum) three chapters, each with introducing new transformations, puzzles, hazards, subplots and boss battles, along with an conclusion. As expected, revisiting previous chapters with your new abilities will let Shantae access previously inaccessible areas and unlock new powers and plot-lines. Should they meet their goal of $400,000, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero will be scheduled for release on Steam, Wii U, PlayStation 3 & 4 and Xbox One by October 2014. If you want to back this project, you can do that right here.

Lack of cat girl's lacking salad and squid aside, i'm excited to see Wayforward tackle something Shantae-related on home consoles. The last Shantae game, Shantae: Risky's Revenge, was an excellent title for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare and Wayforward has built up a plethora of great titles in its 23 years of game development. The very best to their talented team, and best of luck for their Kickstarter goals.

In related news, Shantae & The Pirate's Curse will be available this Winter on the 3DS eShop.